This question has many different answers, depending on what you want to use it for, so we can begin by dividing the three different TYPES of garden buildings available and their uses. This information will hopefully put you on the right path to making the right decision. Dwelling Units (Mobile Home – Granny Annex – Lodge – Caravan).
Yet another example of Roman skills can be found in their understanding and use of stones to create foundations for buildings and some very large buildings that still stand today on what we consider to be ‘ancient methods’. In fact the Romans were ahead of us in many aspects of construction techniques.
Now, researchers from Berkeley Lab at the University of California have made a breakthrough in cracking the secret of their long life – the special formula the Romans used to make their concrete. Unlike modern concrete, in which Portland cement to bind the aggregate, Roman concrete uses a mortar mix of volcanic limestone, which reacts to form crystals that expand into the space within the concrete more effectively.
No doubt you have heard about carbon emissions and the alleged link to global warming. This basically means ‘heat loss’ from your home due to permeation. Because most building components are permeable heat loss can be quite high so we have to do something about it.